Open AccessHighly nonlinear fiber with dispersive characteristic invariant to fabrication fluctuations
Author(s) -
Bill P.-P. Kuo,
S. Radic
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.007716
Subject(s) - optics , nonlinear system , invariant (physics) , brillouin scattering , optical fiber , parametric statistics , fiber , transverse plane , materials science , nonlinear optics , photonic crystal fiber , polarization maintaining optical fiber , physics , fiber optic sensor , mathematics , laser , mathematical physics , statistics , structural engineering , composite material , quantum mechanics , engineering
New class of highly nonlinear fibers possessing dispersive characteristics invariant to transverse geometry fluctuations is described. The sensitivity to stochastic core fluctuations is reduced by order of magnitude while maintaining the fiber nonlinear coefficient. The effectiveness of the new highly nonlinear fiber type is demonstrated on stochastically perturbed distant-band mixer that could not be previously constructed with high-confinement fiber. The new fiber design offers a unique platform for ideally phase matched parametric exchange with significantly increased Brillouin threshold.